"But whether it's a mock ritual or now, it's still a ceremony being performed on the grounds of CERN."

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN (Image: Getty)

He later added: "So it turns out the origin of the video posted for the sacrifice at CERN has been found - the problem is, the man is dead. Now hoax or no hoax, let me remind you all we have seen this before and we know all that expose this evil are killed or made to disappear."

A spokesman for CERN told Mirror.co.uk: "This video is a work of fiction. CERN fills up with visitors over summer, with users from across the world who come to CERN as part of their work, and some of whom occasionally let their sense of humour go too far.

"That is what has happened on this occasion. CERN does not condone this kind of spoof."